Sexual Offences Act 2003
2003 CHAPTER 42
Commentary on Sections
Part 1: Sexual Offences
Section 59: Trafficking out of the UK for sexual exploitation
110.Section 59 makes it an offence for a person (A) intentionally to arrange or facilitate the departure from the UK of a person (B) where A intends to do anything to, or in respect of, B that would result in the commission of a relevant offence involving B or A believes that another person is likely to do something to, or in respect of, B that would result in the commission of a relevant offence involving B. In both cases, the relevant offence must take place after B’s departure and may take place anywhere in the world. “Relevant offence” is defined at subsection (1) of section 60
111.The offence is designed to cover the situation where B is in the UK, either because he is ordinarily resident here or because he has been trafficked here, but is then trafficked by A to another part of the world to be subjected to a sex offence.
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